PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Loler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loler
vs
Davies

175 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Loler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davies darts in and clinches Loler up against the cage.

Davies turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Davies manages to end up in side control.

Davies is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Loler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davies wants to control but Loler is keeping him busy.
Loler is looking for a sweep.
Davies trying to control the position but Loler is working away.
Loler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
Loler is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Davies trying to control the action but Loler is working from the bottom.
Loler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loler tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loler is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies scores with a couple of short elbows.
Loler tries to buck Davies off but Davies is having none of it.

Davies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davies trying to control the action but Loler is working from the bottom.
Davies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davies working the head with strikes.
Loler is trying to get back to half guard.
Davies working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rob Loler has been cut.
Loler is looking to regain half guard here but Davies keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davies scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Davies's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davies scores with punches from side control.

Rob Loler's cut is getting worse.

Davies is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loler has escaped the position, nice work there.

Davies stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Davies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loler manages to avoid it.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loler.
Loler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loler connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loler closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Davies closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loler did well to prevent Davies getting side control.
Loler wants to get back to his feet.

Davies decides to stand up.
Loler keeps the fight on the outside.
Loler throws a series of strikes that have Davies backpedaling.
Loler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loler.
Loler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Loler throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Loler misses with a wild body shot.

Davies drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Loler is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies scoring with some ground and pound.

Rob Loler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies advances to half guard.
Davies is thwarting Loler's attempts to control the position.
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Loler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loler wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Loler is not content to let Davies control the position.
Loler is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Davies jumps into side control!

Davies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Davies decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Davies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Loler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Loler slaps away a takedown attempt from Davies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davies throws a series of punches but Loler moves out of range.
Davies tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davies somewhat.
Loler throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
Loler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Loler misses with a two punch combination.
Davies shoots in for a double leg but Loler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rob Loler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Davies.
Loler misses with a wild combination.
We've been informed that Davies has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Loler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loler misses with a wild combination.
Loler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Loler.

Davies shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davies showed some decent athleticism there.
Davies is nestled in close to Loler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davies is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davies wants to control but Loler is keeping him busy.
Loler is looking to get back to full guard here but Davies has managed to pass to side control instead.

Davies decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Loler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davies momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Loler. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loler swinging wildly here.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice combination there by Loler.

Davies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davies lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Davies is trying to work for a kimura but Loler is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davies lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loler wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Loler trying to control from the bottom.
Davies is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Davies is looking for a kimura here.

Davies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Davies.
Davies drops an elbow to the side of Loler's head.

Jeez, Rob Loler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Loler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Davies!